Inspired by the Paul Laurence Dunbar poem “Sympathy,” Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird ... part of a larger human family, and that the decisions we make today will shape the future for ...

Published in 1978, Maya Angelou’s poem was a retaliation against the oppression of black people in America. Over the past 40 years, it has come to be a piece that resonates with minority groups ...

A collection of ruri (poems) by Maya Angelou is the latest book to be translated into te reo Māori. He kupu nā te māia is the 13th te reo book from Kotahi Rau Pukapuka, which aims to eventually ...

American icon Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, poet, activist, singer, actress and speaker. During her long and varied career she worked as a journalist in Africa, toured the world as an ...

Friends and family gathered on Saturday afternoon ... billionaire investor Warren Buffett and poet Maya Angelou. Kwame Holman reports on the ceremony. Arkansas-native and poet Maya Angelou read ...

1. Still I Rise Maya Angelou's iconic poem, "Still I Rise," is more than just a call to overcome adversity. It's a powerful anthem about self-discovery, determination, and the unwavering human spirit.

The US Treasury has minted coins featuring poet Maya Angelou - the first black woman ever featured on the US 25-cent coin known as a quarter. Angelou, a poet and activist, was the first black ...

The grandson of Maya Angelou is trying to wrest control of the late poet's intellectual property from his father and has bankrupted a company the two set up to manage her legacy, the father claims in ...

Maya Angelou’s third anthology of poetry. At the time I was struggling with my identity as a very young woman and what that meant for my personhood. The poetry in this book, particularly the ...

Maya Angelou sadly passed away in 2014 ... this Brooklyn based The Black Girl project performed her 1986 poem The Black Family Pledge. The piece was written as an impassioned plea for unity ...